Minutes before clock-in

Inside the Albertson's @ Van Nuys on Van Nuys and Sherman Way, still on the hunt for flowers for the new mama bear. Lauren works at the Starbucks inside the store and I spot her getting some reading in before she has to clock in. I absolutely loved finding her tucked away in a corner perched on the scooter shopping carts!

Lauren is reading Come Back by the mother-daughter team Clair and Mia Fontaine. It's a memoir of sorts documenting the mother and daughter's journey through Hell. Literally through Hell. Trials and tribulations involve the daughter's drug addiction where she finds herself at 14 years old, addicted to speed balls! What's up with the child drug addicts lately?

Lauren found this book on a whim at Barnes and Noble where she initially went in to buy Nights in Rodanthe (the Diane Lane/Richard Gere movie out in theaters now is based on this novel) by Nicholas Sparks. Come Back happened to be sitting next to it at the display table and coincidentally was on sale so grabbed it. Plus the teaser blurb on the back of the book hooked her. Lauren tells me that she is usually swayed by these blurbs.

Lauren is a quick reader and already finished Nights in Rodanthe lickity split! She meant to watch the movie before work that day but didn't have enough time. She ended up spending most of that morning getting into this new book.

Growing up Lauren enjoyed To Kill A Mockingbird, the Harper Lee classic. When she was even younger Dr. Seuss was her main man! We definitely shared a "Fox in Sox" moment :)

If she were to write her own book it would be an autobiography but focussing on how she raised/is raising her 2 younger sisters (while her parents are going through a divorce/are divorced). "It's a tough job especially when you are a kid yourself so I think it would be nice to put something out there for others in my situation to read. This way they have someone to relate to and get guidance from."


What specific aspect of your life would you like to write about?

And yet another photo of the new mama and baby D. Man, I still can't get over the fact that I have a friend who just gave birth! She experienced pregnancy and childbirth! Astounding!